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I’ve heard it time and again - it’s hard for young people in their 20's to find love in the desert.

First of all, there are lots of retirees, people move here to live out their golden years. And often times, youths who grow up here leave to pursue college and establish roots elsewhere. That combination whittles down the pool of potential mates for millennials.

So, when the opportunity arose for Shawn Isaac, aka Shawn Don, to get some help in finding love from one of the most notorious matchmakers in Hollywood, he jumped on board.

The 27-year-old from Rancho Mirage will appear on an upcoming episode of “Million Dollar Matchmaker,” which airs Fridays on WEtv with its premiere on Aug. 4. This is the show's second season on WEtv. It used to air on Bravo TV with a slightly different name and format.

"There are not a lot of options here in the desert for people my age, period. So it was a great opportunity for me to get curated dating prospects," said Shawn Don. "And I think Patti (Stanger) is great at what she does but I don’t always agree with her methods.”

"Million Dollar Matchmaker" host Patti Stanger stands between Daniel Maguire and Vinny Ventiera, both whom appear on the show as clients, at WE tv's exclusive premiere of Season 2 at the Whitby Hotel on August 2, 2017 in New York City.(Photo: Dia Dipasupil, Getty Images for WE tv)

Stanger, a third-generation matchmaker, is the no-nonsense host who founded the Millionaire Club in 2000, which works to match the wealthy with their perfect mate.

Shawn Don said he was warned about Patti's persona which caused some friction between the two, but likely made great television.

"I feel like I tried to stick to some principals, a lot of people now-a-days engage in vices and things like that so me and Patti butted heads on some topics, because I didn’t want to compromise my values for what she thought it took to find love. It got pretty crazy in there," he said.

“The main thing is she has her definition of love and how to achieve it and I have a completely different definition of love and how to achieve it."

Each episode featured two millionaire clients described as the “toughest cases in matchmaking history” checking into the Luxe Hotel in Bel Air for about a week. While there, the clients work with Stanger and her two assistants through their dating issues and embark on mixers and dates with potential love interests.

Shawn Don wouldn’t reveal if Stanger’s magic worked, so we’ll have to tune in to find out. He thinks his episode will run in early September.

Locals in music circles may remember Shawn Don as the winner of The Tachevah Music Showcase in May, produced by The Desert Sun.

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Rapper and entrepreneur Shawn Don, aka Shawn Isaac appeared on "Startup U" on ABC and will appear in an episode of "Million Dollar Matchmaker."(Photo: Lucas Esposito/The Desert Sun)

The rapper made it through an online showcase of bands, and advanced from a semi-final showcase at Pappy and Harriet’s in Pioneertown to compete in the finals at The Date Shed in Indio. The grand prize was $3,000.

But he didn’t compete for the money, it was the exposure to get his music out there.

And that’s part of the reason he decided to do “Million Dollar Matchmaker.”

"My music is great but what's the point if I don’t have the platform, so these cameras are always a platform for me and my music and more importantly my message. I’m blessed. I’m definitely grateful I’m getting these opportunities," he said.

In the show’s promo video, Shawn Don can be seen at a microphone with a young woman by his side. Music is important to him, that's why they went on a studio date.

“I wanted to show them what I could do. I wanted to say 'Hey this is my life, are you down with it? Can you handle it? Are you interested in this?' My lifestyle is music. I live and breathe music. That person has to enjoy it too," he said.

This isn’t the first time the young rapper and entrepreneur has been on TV. Cameras are almost second nature to him by now.

At 18, as a senior at Palm Desert High School, he shared with MTV viewers his love of hip hop on an episode of “True Life.”

Rancho Mirage resident Shawn Isaac sits with other cast members during a recent episode of “Startup U” on ABC Family. He will also appear in an episode of "Million Dollar Matchmaker."(Photo: Ron Koeberer/ABC Family)

In 2015, he was on ABC Family's "Startup U" which followed Shawn Don and nine other ambitious millennials as they attended a seven-week Draper University course in the Silicon Valley led by billionaire and venture capitalist Tim Draper.

He’s also recorded a song called "Leave Your Mind" featuring Snoop Dogg and has worked with DJ Mustard. He has an album called “God Mode” coming out in the next couple of weeks. The title of his album, has two meanings he said.

"God Mode like 'Just go hard'... like when you’re in the basketball game, go God Mode," is one meaning. And the second one has to do with his faith.

"My faith is important to me," he said. "Everybody in the music industry makes having sex and shooting at people and doing drugs cool, who’s out there making being a good person, cool," he said. “It’s not like 'Kumbaya' lets all sit in a circle and pray … but I’m trying to bring cool back to nice."

He definitely got to experience some unique moments like having a room full of girls waiting for his arrival and all cheering for him as he walks in.

"Where do you make this stuff up… it doesn’t get better than that," he said.

"I’m excited for sure because I think this is a really brand name series and I think it's gonna give me a great platform. I'm excited for viewers to learn about me and my love interests and how I do love. My thoughts on love are very different and you’ll find out on the episode."